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- No. 260,353. Patented July 4, 1882.,

n WITNESSES:

' ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

ANDREW B. BANGHART AND CHARLES H. TREAT, OF FRANKFORD, DEL.

TABLE-CASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,353, dated July 4,1882,

Application filed November 21, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANDREW B. BANG- HART and CHARLES H..TREAT,' ofFrankford, in the county of Sussex and State of Delaware, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Table-Casters, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of ourimprovement. Fig. 2 is a sectionalelevation of the 531116- The object of this invention is to producewooden table-casters made in such a manner that the wood will not beliable to warp or split, so that the casters can be made neat and light.

The invention consists in a caster constructed of a base, a post made inthree parts and connected with the base by a screw-rod, a revolvingbottle-plate, and a stationary rim supported from the base by standards;also, in the combination, with the base, the post, and the screw-rod, ofthe bottle-plate supported and revolving in a groove in the said post;also, in the combination, with the rotating bottle-plate and the base,of a stationary rim and its suppo rtingstandards, whereby the saidbottle-plate is protected; and, also, in the method of constructingcasters which consists in making the various parts of the caster oftimber built up of veneers of different-colored woods, as will behereinafter fully described.

A represents the base of the caster. Bis the center-post, which is madein three parts.

The parts of the post B are secured to each other and to the base A by ascrew-rod, O, which passes through the base A and through the lower andmiddle parts of the post B and screws into the upper part of the saidpost. The rod 0 has a nut screwed upon its'lower end, which rests in theconcavedbottom of the base A. The upper end of the middle part of thepost B is rabbeted to form a'support and journal for the rotating plateD, the rabbeted upper end of the middle part and the lower end of theupper part of the said post forming an annular groove to receive thesaid rotatin g plate D. The plate D has a number of (No model.)

apertures formed through it to receive the bottles. The outer edge ofthe plate D is surrounded and protected by an annular rim, E, the upperpart of the inner side of which is rabbeted to receive the edge of thesaid plate D, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The annular rim E has three ormore mortises formed in its lower side to receive tenons formed upon theupper ends of the standards F, the lower ends of which have tenonsformed upon them to enter mortises in the outer part of the upper sideof the base A. The standards F are curved to give them a light andgraceful appearance.

All the parts of the caster are cut out of timber built up of veneers,so that they will not be liable to warp or split when made light. Weprefer to use veneers of light and dark woods alternately, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, to give beauty to the casten' With this construction theannular rim E is held stationary while the plate D revolves within it,so that the said plate will be protected from accidental injurywhile-being allowed to revolve freely.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A caster constructed substantially ashereinshown and described, and consisting of the base A, the post B, thescrew-rod (J, the revolving bottle-plate D, the stationary guardrim E,and its supporting standards F, as set forth.

2. In a caster, the combination, with the base A, the post B, the rod 0,and the annular rabbeted rim ll, of the revolving plate D, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a caster, the combination, with the rotating bottle-plate D andthe base A, of the stationary rim E and the standardsF, substantially asherein shown and described, whereby the said bottle-plate is protected,as set forth.

4. The method of constructing casters, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, which consists in making the various parts of the easter oftimber built up of veneers of differentcolored woods, as set forth.

' ANDREW B. BANGHART.

CHARLES H. TREAT. Witnesses:

L. W. CAMERON, J. A. TUNNELL.

